About this season
When the Boat Comes In is a British television period drama produced by the BBC between 8 January 1976 and 21 April 1981. Taking place between 1919 to 1937, Jack Ford is a veteran of The Great War who returns to his poverty-stricken (fictional) town of Gallowshield in the North East of England. It dramatises the interwar political struggles of the 1920s and 1930s, and explores the impact of national and international politics upon Ford and those around him.
Episodes (15)
1. A House Divided
Aired 8 September 1977
2. A Tiger, a Lamb and a Basket of Fruit
Aired 15 September 1977
3. My Bonnie Lass, Goodbye
Aired 22 September 1977
4. A Ticket To Care For The Wounded
Aired 29 September 1977
5. Travel Light, Travel Far
Aired 6 October 1977
6. Requiem For A Loser
Aired 13 October 1977
7. Debts Owed, Debts Paid
Aired 20 October 1977
8. The Empire Builders
Aired 27 October 1977
9. Look Up & See The Sky
Aired 3 November 1977
10. Letters From Afar
Aired 10 November 1977
11. The Father Of Lies
Aired 17 November 1977
12. Diamond Cut Diamond
Aired 24 November 1977
13. A Marriage & A Massacre
Aired 1 December 1977
14. High Life & Hunger
Aired 8 December 1977
15. Please Say Goodbye Before You Go
Aired 15 December 1977